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Regina U13A Falcons captain Grady Greenslade, 13, scored three goals within 10 seconds during the second period of a regular season game in Balgonie, Sask., on March 12.

A former student and school officials are condemning the destruction of a Pride flag at a Halifax-area high school on Thursday.

Laurie Brooks says her first session using psilocybin helped relieve her grief of leaving her family behind and gave her life.

Around 300 workers at Wapasu Creek Lodge, north of Fort McMurray, Alta., are facing termination after voting to reject salary and benefit cuts.

The husband of one of the victims of the Nova Scotia April 2020 mass shooting is disgusted and disheartened after two large steel beams were stolen from a memorial park in Debert, N.S., earlier this month.

A small aircraft crashed into a home in Saint-Rémi, in Montérégie, Que., Friday night, seriously injuring two people. No one was inside the house at the time of the crash, police say.

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89. 

Sudan's army said on Saturday it had agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals as sporadic gunfire and air strikes echoed across Khartoum despite promises by warring sides to cease fire for three days after a week of strife that has killed hundreds.

Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan on Saturday, even as airstrikes again rocked the capital, Khartoum, after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians across the country.

A kickboxing program and a music therapy app are helping some Calgary residents fight back against Parkinson's disease.

For most 13-year-olds, the goals are modest: do well in school, get along with your friends, and keep your parents off your back. Few are contemplating competing at the Olympic Games. But that’s where Toronto teenager and skateboarding sensation Fay De Fazio Ebert finds herself.

A kickboxing program and a music therapy app are helping some Calgary residents fight back against Parkinson's disease.

The annual technology, design and entertainment conference known for "ideas worth spreading" used a significant portion of its latest event in Vancouver to try to wrap attendees' heads around the now fast-moving field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease happens when fat builds up in the liver. Experts say it’s hard to say what exactly causes it, but it’s associated with poor diet and not enough exercise. 

Indigenous people have been standing up to protect water for decades — because to them, is more than just hydration. Water is alive and holds a spirit. Water is sacred.

Government support for Volkswagen's massive new electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario is unprecedented. But the financial "skin in the game," as one company executive described it, is raising questions as to whether it's a game worth playing at all.

The UrbanHensTO program began in 2018 and allowed people in some former city wards to keep up to four hens on their property. Now the city says the risk is too high to continue.

The United States has launched a crackdown on so-called Chinese police stations operating on its soil using a legal mechanism that doesn't exist in Canada, at least not yet — a registry of foreign agents. What's happening on this front in Canada?

What would you do if you found out you had a hereditary gene that increased your risk for cancer? For some individuals, it's a difficult decision. For others, preventative surgeries are the only option.

Quebec reimburses the cost of the Ozempic drug when it is prescribed for Type 2 diabetes, but never when it is prescribed for weight loss. Some doctors say the province's health insurance board should bend that rule for some patients.

All of us have had a hand in putting this generation on the climate roller-coaster. We can't stop it, but the very least we can do is take the seat beside them, writes Sharon Boddy.

Kyla Cassandra Cortez always dreamed of being a journalist. But her family — and her bank account — are pushing her toward a more responsible choice.

Ryan Reynolds has sold a billion dollar mobile phone company, an $825-million gin company and invested in financial tech, but this weekend his down-and-out Welsh football club has a chance to make history

A series of recent headline-making shootings in the United States have highlighted the mistrust many Americans have of their fellow citizens.

To ease some of the burden on the overstretched health system, more doctors are practising social prescribing — referring patients with non-medical symptoms like loneliness or isolation to services available in their communities.

As water levels rise around Montreal, contingents of workers and volunteers have already begun to protect riverfront property — and the city is issuing an open call for those who want to help out. 

David Oyukuluk of Arctic Bay was named winner of this year's Nunavut Quest sled dog race. "I feel awesome that all the mushers made it home safe and sound," he said.

Trevor Moore scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Friday to lead their first-round playoff series two games to one.

The federal government says it has deployed members of its Global Affairs Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti to provide emergency response, co-ordination, consular assistance and logistical support.

Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin scored 44 seconds apart late in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 Friday night to cut their first-round series deficit to 2-1. Casey Cizikas, Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee also scored as New York got four goals in a 2:18 span late — the fastest four goals in playoff history.

Three of the Lemay-Pelletier children, Mia, Colin and Laurent, have a rare genetic condition that causes vision loss over time. So the family set off on a year-long world tour to build visual memories.

The SpaceX Starship rocket is a critical part of NASA's plans. CBC’s science reporter Nicole Mortillaro explains why the explosion of the massive rocket isn’t hampering plans to send astronauts to Mars.

A Toronto family wants answers after their child’s hair was cut by an educational assistant at school without permission. The nine-year-old lives with autism and the parents say the incident has traumatized him.

As violence escalates in Sudan, students in Toronto, worried about their families back home, have stepped into action to send much-needed medical supplies.

Under the agreement, committee members will be able to question former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz under oath next month in Washington, resolving a lawsuit in which District Attorney Alvin Bragg had sought to block Pomerantz from testifying.

A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with "pseudo-legal'' and "stupid'' arguments.

A song featuring AI-generated vocals purporting to be Drake and the Weeknd has been pulled from streaming services by Universal Music Group after going viral over the weekend. Its a clarion for how AI should be dealt with in the music industry.

The family of Boden Umpherville is still searching for answers about what led to the man getting stunned and seriously injured by members of the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) several weeks ago.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved access to an abortion drug, rejecting court-imposed restrictions while the legal case continues.

The association representing Canada's chiefs of police is calling for the extension of a federal guns and gangs strategy and urgent reforms to the country's bail system after a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Friday.

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr says Republican attempts to keep her from speaking in the state legislature are "inherently undemocratic."

Alexandre Ziegler has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair to get around, but he doesn’t let that stop him from competing in events like the National Boccia Open, which was held on Friday and Saturday before the Montreal 2023 Boccia World Cup got underway.

Players in the Saskatoon Roller Derby League are trying to fill a big gap in their annual budget after losing their biggest fundraising opportunity.